APC kicks against the publishing the names and pictures of Chibok girls The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the call by the PDP for the names and pictures of the girls abducted from Chibok is insensitive. The party refused to support the call, claiming that it casts doubt on whether or not, the girls were indeed abducted. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party expressed concern that such an incautious and insensitive statement could be made by a woman, a mother, a grandmother and a top official of the ruling PDP over an issue that is undoubtedly the worst tragedy and biggest embarrassment to Nigeria. It said the comments raise even more concern because of the position in the ruling party of Mrs. Chikwe, wondering if her irresponsible statement represented the closet opinion of the ruling party or the unstated stand of the presidency – in which case it will explain the FG’s dawdling approach to the rescue of the girls. ”It has been said that politics should not be brought into issues of national security. But how can anyone keep quiet in the face of this glaring assault on the sensitivity of a whole nation by a supposed leader of the ruling party? Who indeed is attempting to politicize a national tragedy, undoubtedly the worst in the history of our nation, if not the PDP? ”Does this explain why the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has not deemed it fit to make a national broadcast to assure a dumbstruck nation that he is indeed in charge, to give hope to the shell-shocked parents of the girls and to inspire the military, three weeks after this unprecedented national tragedy? Is this why the President and Commander-in-Chief has yet to visit Chibok? ”If security concerns are responsible for the President’s failure to visit Chibok, how is it possible for Gov. Kashim Shema of Borno to have visited the school, even in defiance of intelligent reports? If the military cannot make Chibok safe for its Commander-in-Chief to visit, who in that town is safe? We submit that no part of this country should be out of bounds to the President and Commander-in-Chief. No where in which our military men and women are deployed should be out of bounds to our President and Commander-in-Chief,” APC said.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 13:32:14 +0000
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